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Tête du roi David

ca. 1145
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 304
Prises à tort pour des représentations des anciens souverains de France, les sculptures monumentales de la cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Paris furent détruites pendant la Révolution française. Sculpté dans un calcaire au grain fin, ce visage expressif était à l’origine doté d’yeux en plomb. Cette tête provient de la façade ouest, consacrée à la vie de sainte Anne, mère de la Vierge Marie, ainsi qu’à la généalogie et aux premières années de Jésus, considéré comme un descendant du roi biblique David.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Titre: Tête du roi David
  • Date: v. 1145
  • Aire géographique: Cathédrale Notre-Dame-de-Paris, portail sud de la façade ouest (portail Sainte-Anne)
  • Culture: Français
  • Technique: Pierre calcaire
  • Dimensions: 29,7 x 21,1 x 21,3 cm
  • Crédits: Fonds Harris Brisbane Dick, 1938
  • Accession Number: 38.18
  • Curatorial Department: Medieval Art and The Cloisters

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